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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State has hired Kansas City’s Jacie Hoyt as its women’s basketball coach. Hoyt went 81-65 during her five-year stint as Kansas City’s coach. The Roos won the Western Athletic Conference regular-season championship in 2020. This season, Kansas City finished third in the Summit League and lost to Northern Iowa in

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis has again broken his own pole vault world record with a 6.20-meter clearance at the world indoor championships. The 22-year-old Swede had promised “something higher” at the event and set the new mark at his third and final attempt Sunday. He had already secured his first world

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Princeton Tigers passed their first NCAA Tournament test by beating the Southeastern Conference Tournament champions on Saturday. Now comes an even bigger challenge: Beating third-seeded Indiana on its home court. The Ivy League champs and No. 11 seeded Tigers celebrated their second win in

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dalton Knecht made a layup with 2:23 left to give Northern Colorado the lead en route to a 74-71 win over Florida Atlantic in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational. Daylen Kountz had 23 points to lead the Bears. Johnell Davis led the Owls with 18 points.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Darlington Nagbe scored the game-tying goal for the Columbus Crew in a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls. The Red Bulls moved to 2-1-1 and the Crew are 2-0-2.

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City and Liverpool just can’t be kept apart this season. They are engaged in another tight tussle for the Premier League title and now the two northwest England rivals must squeeze an FA Cup semifinal meeting into their busy end-of-season schedules. Both won away matches in the quarterfinals

By ABIGAIL SNYDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist and Villanova will try and pull off another upset when the Wildcats face Naz Hillmon and No. 4 seed Michigan in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Siegrist averages 25.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game and was central to No.

MILAN (AP) — Roberto Mancini has called up Juventus defender Mattia De Sciglio to replace the injured Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the Italy squad for the World Cup playoffs. Di Lorenzo was forced to withdraw from the squad after the Napoli full back sprained his right knee during Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Udinese in Serie

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Tammy Abraham has established himself further as a fan’s favorite with two goals as Roma swept aside Lazio 3-0 in the capital derby in Serie A. That took Abraham’s tally to 15 in the league this season and nine since the start of January. Only Bayern

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The last musher has arrived in Nome, ending the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race across Alaska. Musher Apayauq Reitan of Kaktovik, Alaska, crossed the finish line in Nome late Saturday night, winning the Red Lantern award and $1,000. Reitan also extinguished the widow’s lamp on the burled

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Red Sox have reportedly agreed to terms with Rockies All-Star shortstop Trevor Story on a six-year, $140 million contract that would bring him to Boston to play second base. The deal gives the Red Sox a long-term answer at second. The position has been in flux since former AL

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed Indianapolis Colts defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad to a two-year contract and Kansas City Chiefs receiver and kick returner Byron Pringle to a one-year deal. They also re-signed safety DeAndre Houston-Carson to a one-year contract. Muhammad spent the past four seasons in Indianapolis and is reuniting

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josef Newgarden used the nonexistent high line to pass Scott McLaughlin in the final turn at Texas Motor Speedway and steal the IndyCar race his teammate had dominated. The win gave Team Penske back-to-back victories to open the season and 600 overall wins

By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve says he was surprised to hear that longtime double play partner Carlos Correa had signed with the Minnesota Twins. Altuve heard the news from Correa himself in a late-night phone call on Friday night. The Astros still have

CINCINNATI — Nate Johnson had 16 points to lead five Xavier players in double figures as the Musketeers got past Florida 72-56 in the second round of the NIT. Jack Nunge added 12 points for the Musketeers. Colby Jones chipped in 11, Dwon Odom scored 10 and Zach Freemantle had 10. Kowacie Reeves led the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s title defense turned into a nightmare when the Red Bull star retired near the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix and Ferrari clinched a 1-2 with Charles Leclerc winning ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. Seven-time F1 champion Lewis

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Lauren Jensen scored 19 points, hitting a key 3-pointer with 12 seconds left, and No. 10 seed Creighton eliminated No. 2 seed Iowa from the NCAA tournament 64-62 on Sunday. Emma Ronziek and Payton Brotzki each had 13 points for the Bluejays (22-9), who advance

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State has named Chris Jans its men’s basketball coach a day after he led New Mexico State in the NCAA Tournament’s second round. Mississippi State announced the hire on its athletic department’s website but did not provide details. Jans went 122-32 the past five seasons in Las Cruces. He guided